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nlitened02/19/20251 replyview on HN

To be fair, I’ve not used the cable for anything but charging for at least five years


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STELLANOVA02/19/2025

Backup/restore is one common usecase. It's painfully slow with current speed. AFAIK only Pro model support USB3 speeds. Someone more knowledgable can maybe explain if there is any technical/cost reason behind it (I honestly don't see one ).

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